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10 Most common insurance myths

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Insurance policies have become an important part of life with the increase in risks related to life and accidents. These policies can be very complicated and surrounded with a lot of false information. You must not believe everything you hear, because there are many myths associated with your insurance policies.  The 10 most common myths are as follows:  1. Benefits should equal premiums:  Your policy is your buffer against severe financial problems and not to be used for daily ups and downs in life. You must not feel cheated if you have been paying premium for years and never made a claim.   2. Everyone needs life insurance: For some even this policy is unnecessary. The policy is designed to give financial care to your dependents. This includes your children or any elderly person who depends on you. If you do not have any dependents, then you may not need the policy.   3. Only the breadwinner needs to be insured:  It is generally believed th...

How bad credit can affect your family

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Financial indiscretions or poor money decisions affect your future and your family. Making late payments, missing payments, owing high balances or opening multiple credit cards lowers your credit score. Even if you made these mistakes during your college years, negative information remains on your credit report for up to seven years. When future creditors evaluate your credit history, your past mistakes indicate that you are a high credit risk. Creditors may refuse to extend credit to you or may assess high interest rates on new loans. Your family’s finances and future are adversely affected by bad credit. Bad credit limits your ability to meet your family’s current needs. When you owe money to numerous creditors, you spend your income repaying the debts. You have no excess money to repair the leaking house roof or buy new clothing for your growing children. Your spare money goes toward repaying debt accumulated in the past. You also have access to limited financial resources. Already...

Has the gold bubble burst?

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Fresh fears that the “safe haven” aspect of gold investing could be over hit investors last week with the news as “large institutions” began selling off their gold as February came to an end. Commentators and financial advisors ( as reported by a blogger for The Telegraph ) think gold prices have started a downward trend and will eventually dip to around $1,000 per ounce. This caused gold to dip in price by $100 in less than a day. Key figures such as Brian Dennehy from Dennehy Weller speculate that there could be a final spike in gold prices and then a “large correction” in the gold price will begin, taking gold down to $1,000 an ounce. He thinks gold could even get as low as $700 an ounce. Hope for gold prices Of course, with every financial commentator saying that gold will fall, there is a bullion seller to say that no, the gold market is not over and that any dips in price are only temporary. Ben Yearsley at Hargreaves Lansdowne says: “The gold price has remained high and gold sha...